Chuy's restaurant coming to Kissimmee

January 11, 2013

Chuy's restaurant coming to Kissimmee

The local Tex-Mex dining choices will expand when Chuy's opens in early spring at 7913 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in Kissimmee. The eatery near the Osceola County resort corridor will be the first of several restaurant locations planned for Central Florida.

Founded in Austin, Texas, in 1982, Chuy's is famous for hand-rolled tortillas, margaritas and signature sauces including creamy jalapeño, a sauce so beloved it has its own customer-created Facebook page with more than 26,000 fans.

Chuy's will be open daily for lunch and dinner. For more information, check out Chuys.com

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